651 The Ultimate Dance Partner Freakonomics Radio

For most of human history, horsepower made the world go. Then came the machines. So why are there still seven million horses ... The pandemic moved a lot of religious activity onto the internet. With faith-based apps, Silicon Valley is turning virtual prayers into ... Chemist Jack Szostak wants to understand how the first life forms came into being on Earth. He and Steve discuss the danger of ... Thoroughbred auction prices keep setting records. But tracks are closing, gambling revenues are falling, and the sport is ... Why does an 18th-century Christian oratorio lend such comfort to our own turbulent times? Stephen Dubner sets out for Dublin to ... When he wrote Messiah (in 24 days), Handel was past his prime and nearly broke. One night in Dublin changed all that. (Part two ...

Most of us are are afraid to ask sensitive questions about money, sex, politics, etc. New research shows this fear is largely ... A Trump executive order is giving retail investors more access to private markets. Is that a golden opportunity — or fool's gold? What happened when the Rooney Rule made its way from pro football to corporate America? Some progress, some backsliding, ... Is it tradition … or protectionism? And what happens when the bourbon boom turns into a glut? You can find the transcript and ... Ken Goldberg is at the forefront of robotics — which means he tries to teach machines to do things humans find trivial. You can ... For years, the playwright David Adjmi was considered “polarizing and difficult.” But creating "Stereophonic" seems to have healed ...

U.S. marriage rates have plummeted. But the babies keep coming, and the U.S. now leads the world in single-parent households. Thomas Hildebrandt is trying to bring the northern white rhinoceros back from the brink of extinction. The wildlife veterinarian tells ... In the U.S., there will soon be more people over 65 than there are under 18 — and it's not just lifespan that's improving, ... Cory Booker on the politics of fear, the politics of hope, and how to split the difference. You can find the transcript and show notes ... To most people, the rat is vile and villainous. But not to everyone! We hear from a scientist who befriended rats and another who ...